Tema (English spelling)

Japanese: テマ（英語表記）Tema

A port city on the Gulf of Guinea in southeastern Ghana. It is located about 25 km northeast of Accra. Developed as part of the Volta River Development Plan, the port is the largest artificial port in Africa, with a water area of 2 ^km2 , and was completed in 1962. It has a nearly 5 km breakwater, 12 deep-water berths, and a wharf for oil tankers, and can accommodate ships of 14,000 tons. Railways and roads run north through Accra to the Volta River Development Plan area, and west through Kumasi to bauxite mines such as Awaso. The port is a cocoa shipping port. The town is a planned city consisting of industrial parks and housing, and has factories for aluminum refining, oil refining, automobile assembly, chemicals, cocoa processing, etc. Population: 109,975 (1988 estimate).

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Japanese:

ガーナ南東部，ギニア湾にのぞむ港湾都市。アクラ東北東約 25kmに位置。ボルタ川開発計画の一環として開発された港は 2km²の水域を擁するアフリカ最大の人工港で，1962年完成。 5km近くの防波堤，12の深水停泊所，石油タンカー専用埠頭などがあり，1万 4000tの船舶が入港できる。鉄道と道路がアクラを経て北上，ボルタ川開発計画地と結ばれ，またクマシを経て西行，アワソなどボーキサイト鉱山と結ばれる。港はカカオの積出港。町は工業団地と住宅から成る計画都市で，アルミニウム精錬，石油精製，自動車組立て，化学薬品，カカオ加工などの工場がある。人口 10万 9975 (1988推計) 。

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